Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke
Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson.
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In 1699 Jane Goodwin was born to [her father] Reverend George Goodwin (age 33).
On 20th November 1718 Thomas Ward Consul General Russia and Jane Goodwin (age 19) were married at Temple Church, London [Map].
At the end of July 1728 [her husband] Thomas Ward Consul General Russia and Jane Goodwin (age 29) arrived at the court of St Petersburg.
In February 1731 [her husband] Thomas Ward Consul General Russia died suddenly in Russia.
On 23rd November 1731 Claudius Rondeau and Jane Goodwin (age 32) were married. He the secretary of her former husband who had died seven months previously.
On 5th October 1739 [her husband] Claudius Rondeau died. His wife Jane Goodwin (age 40) was pregnant at the time of his death.
On 8th May 1740 [her son] Claudia Rondeau was born to [her former husband] Claudius Rondeau and Jane Goodwin (age 41) posthumously at Canterbury, Kent [Map]. She died three weeks old.
In 1744. Joseph Highmore (age 51). Portrait of the Vigor family including Jane Goodwin (age 45) seated left.
In 1750 [her father] Reverend George Goodwin (age 84) died.
Abbot John Whethamstede’s Chronicle of the Abbey of St Albans
Abbot John Whethamstede's Register aka Chronicle of his second term at the Abbey of St Albans, 1451-1461, is a remarkable text that describes his first-hand experience of the beginning of the Wars of the Roses including the First and Second Battles of St Albans, 1455 and 1461, respectively, their cause, and their consequences, not least on the Abbey itself. His text also includes Loveday, Blore Heath, Northampton, the Act of Accord, Wakefield, and Towton, and ends with the Coronation of King Edward IV. In addition to the events of the Wars of the Roses, Abbot John, or his scribes who wrote the Chronicle, include details in the life of the Abbey such as charters, letters, land exchanges, visits by legates, and disputes, which provide a rich insight into the day-to-day life of the Abbey, and the challenges faced by its Abbot.
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On 6th September 1783 Jane Goodwin (age 84) died.